| Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Powell, J. H. (Author), Foster, Kenneth R. (Introduction by), Jenkins, Mary F. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812214234 ISBN-13: 9780812214239 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1993 Annotation: "A brilliant and model treatment of one of the most macabre incidents in American History."-- |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Epidemiology - Medical | History |
| Dewey: 614.541 |
| LCCN: 93000873 |
| Lexile Measure: 1170 |
| Series: Studies in Health, Illness, and Caregiving |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (13.00 lbs) 334 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1793 a disastrous plague of yellow fever paralyzed Philadelphia, killing thousands of residents and bringing the nation's capital city to a standstill. In this psychological portrait of a city in terror, J. H. Powell presents a penetrating study of human nature revealing itself. Bring Out Your Dead is an absorbing account, form the original sources, of an infamous tragedy that left its mark on all it touched. |